The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-26

first ballot the vote stocd seven for conviction
| and fl We for acquIttaI After over fifty ballots
had been taken, the number in favor of a con-
| viction was eight, but the four who favored ac-
quittal could not be induced to change their
| view. The case will probably not be retired
| this term of court. and in the meantime Stull
! will remain at liberty on bond. The trial of
| jarvis j. Hilton, jointly indicted with Ssuii for
the crime. will be called in few days.
AN UNFAr1HFUL HUSBAND REPRIMANDED.
Judge Walker yesterday granted Clara D.
johnson a divorce from William L. johnson.
and allowed her $500 amony, and STIMULATING in
the decree that he should pay to her So per
! week for tina support of their one child. The
defendant admitted that he married the girl to
| avoid prosecution and deserted her two days
| after the marriage. The Judge, in rendering
| the decree, severely lectured him and gave him
| TO understand that il there refusal to pay
| the So per week he would send him to jail The
young man resides in Wayne township.
FEDERAL LAw-BREAKERs PLEAD GUILTY.
The United States District Court continued
its record of pleas OF guilty yesterday. John Mil
Ter. counterfeiter, pleaded guilty, and was sent
north for eighteen months. with $40 fine and
costs added. j. w. Burns pleaded guilty to
charge OF selling cigars unlawfully packed and
not stamped. He was not sentenced. The case
against John and Edward Wenning, for passing
a counterfeit $50 bill. transferred to New
Albany. Deputies Ward and Taylor took the
prisoners to that point yesterday. and placed
them In the custody or the sheriff OF Floyd
county. mi 1J,sao
CONVICTED OF CRIME.
In the Criminal Court, yesterday. William
Rockfellow was tried for stealing a watch and
chain and $l5 in money from Charles j. Burgan.
and was found guilty The penalty was fixed
at three years Imprisonment in the southern
peniteDtary. Charles Howard, fourteen years
old. was also found guilty of e rand larceny and
committed to the Reform School at Plainfeld.
Charles Lewis, charged with having robbed the
Bates House newsstand OF $63 over year ago,
was placed on trial. After the alleged robbery
the defendant left the city and returned only
short time since. and was taken in custody by
Detective Thornton.
sALooN-KEEPERs BEFORE THE MAYOR
Lawrence Riley, the saloon keeper and his
witness, August Alton. arrested for perjury,
waived examination before the Mayor yesterday
morning, and were sent to the grand jury with a
bond of $500 for each. Maus, the brewer. became
Rileys surety the appeal bond. but young
Alton. who was induced to repeat a story manu-
featured for him by Riley. was compelled to 60
to Jail in default of bail The saloon keepers
have learned that the Mayor cannot be infiu-
enced in rendering his decision by underhand
methods, and have begun to plead guilty and
avoid a work house sentence. Antoine Schmidt,
Fred Manigold and G. A. Albertsmeyer, the
three South side saloon-keepers arrested on
warrants on Monday for selling on Sunday. all
pleaded guilty, yesterday morning. and were
fined So each and costs, which they paid.
BIG DEMAND FOR DAMAGES.
Mrs. Alma M. B. Porter has led $4,000
damage suit against the Indianapolis & Vim
cennes Railroad Company, which she charges
with being responsible for the death of her hus-
band, William D. Porter in July last Mr..
Porter a travelling salesman for e. c.
Atkins & Co.. and was killed near Sanburn by
falling from a passenger train. 1t was reported
at the time that he had committed suicide The
friends and relatives of the deceased have
thoroughly investigated the case and claim to
have discovered how the death came about The
complaint alleges that Porter got the regu-
lar passenger train at Sanburn going SOUTH and
soon afterwards became very sick. He went
out on the platform TO get some fresh air. and
while standing the steps of the car, the
brakeman. it is charged. came out and ordered
him go inside. The sick man made no reply
to the brakeman, who then took hold of him by
the coat and shoulders and caused him to loosen
his hold and fall from the The train was
running at the rate of thirty miles per hour, and
death was almost instantaneous.